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Various Artists X2006 (BEC Recordings)
Released April 2006
reviewed by Christa Banister
Sounds like
a combo platter of straight-up rock, punk, grunge and hardcore songs from a variety of familiar and up-and-coming Christian artists.
At a glance
while calling most of these songs "hits" is a stretch, X2006 provides a solid, diverse representation of what Christian rock has to offer.
Track Listing |
1. Shut Me OutKutless
2. The SlamtobyMac
3. MoveThousand Foot Krutch
4. I So Hate ConsequencesRelient K
5. Searching for a SaviorBuilding 429
6. BreatheJeremy Camp
7. I'm Not AlrightSanctus Real
8. 5 Minutes of FameBarlowGirl
9. The One Thing I Have LeftHawk Nelson
10. MoonlightFalling Up
11. Falling to PiecesThird Day
12. Wake MeDay of Fire
13. One Thousand ApologiesDemon Hunter
14. It's Dangerous Business Walking out Your Front DoorUnderoath
15. Run for CoverKJ52
16. SuddenlySuperchic[k]
17. The Wait Is OverDisciple
18. Back to YouFighting Instinct
19. Take AwayMainstay
20. Already OverRed |
While the title is a little misleading, given the fact the majority of these songs haven't even been released as radio singles yet, X2006: 17 Christian Rock Hits is still a great way to display Christian rock's diversity (and a great bargain, too, with the addition of three bonus tracks from up-and-coming rockers Fighting Instinct, Mainstay, and Red).
Like the WoW series, there's always room for debate on what should and shouldn't be featured. For instance, with the huge success of Switchfoot's Nothing Is Sound, you'd expect to hear something from them here. But that exclusion likely has more to do with red tape between record labels than anything else. What could have probably been controlled, however, is the lack of hip-hop tracks here. There's one from recent GMA Music Award winner KJ-52, but nothing else. There's plenty from the likes of GRITS, Mat Kearney, or 4th Avenue Jones that would've worked well, though maybe they're saving those for the recently established Hip Hope Hits series. Another oddity is the inclusion of Building 429's "Searching For a Savior"clearly one of the band's more rockin' tracks, but it sounds a bit out of place here.
Aside from those minor complaints, X2006 offers plenty for those who like their music a little more on the loud side of the spectrumwhether it's the grunge-lite fare from Kutless, Thousand Foot Krutch, or tobyMac's "The Slam," the crunching hardcore of Demon Hunter and Underoath, the catchy pop/punk renderings from Relient K and Hawk Nelson, or the more accessible pop-tinged sounds of Sanctus Real, Superchic[k], Jeremy Camp, and Third Day. Considering the usual cost of $0.99 per download to put this together yourself, you're getting a lot more rock for your buck here on X2006.
Various Artists X2006 (BEC Recordings)
Released April 2006
reviewed by Christa Banister
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